25+ DIY Holiday Wreath Ideas

It’s both easy and rewarding to craft your own wreath — and you’ll wind up with something more beautiful than anything store-bought. Click through to find beautiful DIY holiday wreath ideas for every space and style.

Augment a store-bought pine wreath with an accent plant material for added lushness and texture. A pretty satin bow can be customized to a room’s palette. To make it, bundle up bunches of dusty miller and eucalyptus with florist’s wire (available at craft stores) and tie to the wreath’s existing frame.

Get personal and embellish a wooden initial with hazelnuts for a natural, woodland spin on a traditional wreath.

1. Start with a pre-primed letter (available at craft stores), or spray-paint it white.

2. Arrange hazelnuts in orderly rows and use hot glue to affix them to the letter.

Photographer:

Mark Burstyn

Source:

House & Home November 2018

Products:

Wall colour, Calluna (270), Farrow & Ball.

Designer:

Produced by Arren Williams

Minimal Wreath

Stumped on new ways to decorate with a baby tree? Place it in a hanging planter and top with bells to ring in some cheer. Slip jingle bells on the tips of a small evergreen or rosemary plant (keep the base wrapped in cellophane so it doesn’t leak), or try a faux tree.

Photographer:

Mark Burstyn

Source:

House & Home November 2018

Products:

Planter, HomeSense; wall colour, Stone Blue (86), Farrow & Ball.

Designer:

Produced by Arren Williams

Buffalo Check Wreath

Warm and bright, buffalo plaid flannel is a cheery winter staple. Play up the homespun appeal with a contrasting check for a cozy, lodge-style vibe.

1. Cut two-inch strips widthwise from a half-yard length of buffalo plaid and fray the edges.

When a glossy white nutcracker (unfinished versions are sold in craft stores) makes a holiday cameo, it updates a traditional motif.

1. Use hot glue to cover a Styrofoam circle with preserved moss, secure with florist’s wire and spray with faux snow.

2. Affix a wooden nutcracker in the center with hot glue.

Photographer:

Mark Burstyn

Source:

House & Home November 2018

Products:

Nutcracker, HomeSense.

Designer:

Produced by Arren Williams

Olive Wreath

Olive branches have become a trendy choice for wreaths, but they’re often hard to find during the holiday season. This faux version does a handy job of replicating an olive tree’s spear-shaped leaves with their silvery, two-toned shading. Embellish a faux wreath with a string of bells and a wired grosgrain ribbon bow that will maintain its shape outdoors in the elements.

Photographer:

Mark Burstyn

Source:

House & Home November 2018

Products:

Wreath, Décors Véronneau; ribbon, Mokuba.

Designer:

Produced by Arren Williams

Natural Christmas Wreath

Let winter’s harvest inspire your Christmas decorations this year, as Graham Kechnie and Andraya Frith, owners of an old stone house in Hastings County, Ontario, do.

Strike a rustic note with a wreath of fallen pine cones presented as a one-of-a-kind snowflake.

1. On heavy-duty cardboard (at least 1 1⁄2″ thick), trace or draw a snowflake that’s about 14 inches in diameter and relatively simple in design, as the pine cones will quickly fill out the shape.

2. Cut out the snowflake with a utility knife, and working from the tip of each “arm,” begin mapping out how the pine cones will sit on the shape, leaving the center until last; think of layering them like petals or feathers and positioning them so that the base won’t show through.

3. Once mapped, attach the pine cones with hot glue. To finish, lightly brush the pine cones with craft glue and sprinkle with glitter for a hint of sparkle.

To create a striking square wreath, add fresh greenery to an artificial base like this one. Then pick a ribbon that complements your festive scheme and tie it around the center to create a hanging loop. For another colorful accent, use matching clips to display holiday cards around the door frame.

Photographer:

Monic Richard

Source:

House & Home November 2012

Designer:

Nicola Marc

Yarn Wreath

A yarn-wrapped wreath is a colorful focal point with staying power.

1. Choose six or seven different colors of yarn in rich, vivid shades. (Look for multipacks at craft and dollar stores, or if you’re a knitter, sort through your remnants.)

2. Wrap yarn around a round foam wreath form (at craft stores) in sections of varying widths. Knot ends of yarn on back to secure.

3. Attach a cluster of metallic ornaments with safety pins. We used pinecone shapes for a nod to traditional Christmas wreaths, but round ornaments would work, too.

2. Select two lengths of thick plaid ribbon. The first piece should be long enough to reach about 2/3 of the way down your front door, with some extra length for weaving and securing. The second piece should be long enough to tie a bow.

3. Arrange your wreaths on a flat surface, evenly spaced. Weave the longer ribbon in and out, leaving a bit of length at the beginning and end of the chain.

4. Secure the ribbon wherever it touches the wreaths using hot glue.

5. Tie the short ribbon into a bow and affix to the top wreath with hot glue.

6. After the glue dries, drape the top of the long ribbon over your door and secure it on the inside.

For a sophisticated look, wrap a trio of mini-wreaths in old-fashioned candies.

1. Wrap a foam wreath base with ribbon.

2. Arrange the candies around the outer rim until the pieces fit easily side by side. Attach them to the wreath base with hot glue so they overlap the outer rim by about 1/2 inch.

3. Repeat for the next two layers, working inward. For a tidy look, the innermost layer should line up evenly where it is attached to the base.

4. Loop ribbon around the top of each wreath, then glue in place.

5. Hang a length of ribbon on the wall, then tap three nails through it where the wreaths will hang. Balance the inner rim of the wreaths on the nails so the ribbons all line up. (See this technique demonstrated in this Online TV segment.)

3. Cover the base in tinfoil, punch two holes in the top and thread with a loop of florist’s wire.

4. “Glue” cookies to the base with royal icing. Place first layer around outer edge, overlapping cookies so the foil is hidden. Let dry. Attach a second layer overlapping the first to hide the interior edge of base.

1. Choose any frame — we used plastic ones from a dollar store — then remove the backing and glass (if any).

2. Wrap florist’s wire around the top center of the frame and create a loop (to hang the wreath later).

3. Cut tissue paper into 2 1/2 inch squares.

4. Working around the frame, glue on the tissue paper one piece at a time: center then fold the paper over the rubber end of a pencil, wet the center with white craft glue, then press it onto the frame.

5. When the frame is completely covered, tie thick ribbon in the same hue around the top of the frame to disguise the wire loop, then hang.